Jeff Smith

Jeffrey Vincent Smith, known as Jeff Smith, was an English professional motorcycle racer born in Colne, Lancashire, on 14 October 1934, who died on 21 March 2026. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1954 to 1969 as a member of the BSA factory racing team. His achievements included two FIM 500cc Motocross World Championships in 1964 and 1965, two British Trials Championships, four individual race wins at the Motocross des Nations, one Scottish Six Days Trial win and eight ISDT Gold Medals. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1970 and inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2000. His father, an avid motorcyclist, gave him his first motorcycle at nine, and he began in local trials on a 125cc BSA Bantam.